OMAHA, Neb.  - Senior Matt Kyler secured a third-period fall but Richard Starks dropped a decision as the first session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships concluded at Qwest Center.

Kyler, seeded sixth at 149 pounds, will wrestle in the championship second round Thursday night. Starks, unseeded at 197, will wrestle in the first round of consolations, in Session II Thursday evening as well.

Kyler was the aggressor early against George Mason junior Brian Bucher, getting an early takedown and collecting riding time. Kyler chose the down position in the second period after Bucher deferred and quickly got a reversal for a 4-0 advantage after five minutes.

Bucher chose neutral in the third period and Kyler collected his second takedown, then took him to his back. Kyle utilized a cradle to secure the fall in 6:46.

Kyler advanced to Thursday's second round which is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. He will wrestle 11th-seeded Desmond Green of Buffalo. Green, a redshirt sophomore with a 28-6 record, defeated Shawn Harris of Virginia, 9-8, in his first round match.

Starks fell behind to Purdue's Logan Brown 2-0 when Brown picked up an early takedown. Starks chose down in the second period and escaped with 30 seconds left in the second period to make it 2-1.

Brown was in the down position to begin the final period and escaped and got a takedown to extend his lead to 5-1. Starks scored his second escape point to make it 5-2 but Brown held the riding time advantage for a 6-2 win.

Starks falls into the consolation bracket and will wrestle Tyler Smith of Rider. Smith beat Dylan Temple of Appalachian State 10-3 in the pigtail match and was pinned by second-seeded Craig Brester of Nebraska, in 2:59.

To watch a video stream of Thursday's Session II, click here. To follow the live scoreboard, click here.

BLACK KNIGHT BLOG: Eight mats are being utilized at Qwest Center ... The Army wrestlers aren't the only West Point athletes to have competed in Qwest Center. The Army hockey team played a tournament in October at the facility ... The NCAA has announced that all sessions are sold out ... Army's Matt Kyler (Clearfield) is one of 47 wrestlers from Pennsylvania who qualified for the NCAA Tournament ... Matt Kyler has three falls in 13 NCAA matches ... Kyler is now 31-3 this season with 10 falls and 145-30 with 48 pins in his career ... Richard Starks is now 25-3 this season and 104-24 for his career ... #10 seed Barrett Abel of UC Davis and #12 Mario Mason of Minnesota were upset in the 149-pound bracket ...

149 Matt Kyler
Round of 32: pinned Brian Bucher, George Mason, 6:46

197 Richard Starks
Round of 32: lost by dec. to Logan Brown, Purdue, 6-2